Roman candle

Handheld star shooter

A Roman candle is a firework consisting of a tube that shoots out colored balls of fire or stars in succession, one after another, rather than all at once.

The effect is a series of bright bursts rising into the sky.

Roman candles are handheld or mounted and are common at celebrations and professional fireworks displays.

We lit Roman candles on the Fourth of July.

firework

sparkler

Emitting light stick

firecracker · skyrocket · banger · pinwheel · cherry bomb · mortar · shell · cake · barrage · comet

effect

burst

Break apart suddenly

  • sparkTiny fiery particle
  • trailPath through wilderness
  • flareSudden bright burst

flash · glow · plume · streak · spray · cascade · fountain · shooting · arc · projectile

celebration

fireworks display

Coordinated explosive aerial entertainment

Guy Fawkes · Bonfire Night · Independence Day · Canada Day · Bastille Day · festival · carnival · parade · fiesta · spectacle

pyrotechnic

star

Luminous astronomical object

palm · glitter · crackle · strobe · whistler · screamer · report · shower · tail · lance

hazard

burn

Damage by heat

malfunction · injury · warning · caution · safety · restriction · ban · debris · fallout · dud

Categories
Opposites
firework type/behavior

Roman candlesparkler

Emitting light stick

fountain · smoke bomb · firecracker · cherry bomb · snake

spectacle intensity/drama

Roman candlemortar shell

Tube-launched explosive projectile

grand finale · dud

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G